JACKSON — Jackson police are investigating after a dead woman was found hanging from a tree behind a home Monday night.
Officers responded to the 500 block of Road of Remembrance, where they found the body of an unidentified Black woman, according to the Jackson Police Department.
Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard told reporters the woman’s body was discovered hanging from a tree behind the residence.
Authorities are treating the case as a death investigation. Crime scene investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
Howard said the body will be transported to the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.
Police have not released the woman’s identity.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department at 601-960-1800 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).
